Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails
Display recent local or remote WordPress posts and custom post types with thumbnails, excerpts, dates, categories, and tags.
Solid choice
Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. Is rated 5/5 and was last updated 3 weeks ago, and scores 71/100 on our health check.
- Actively developed — last update 3 weeks ago
- Tested with the latest WordPress (7.1)
- Small user base (<10 active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| recent cpt | #4 |
| recent post | >100 |
| recent posts | >100 |
| sidebar | >100 |
| widget | >100 |
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
About Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails
From the official readme · v0.7.0Description
Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails displays recent posts or custom post types in a WordPress widget. Content can come from the current website or a remote WordPress website through the WordPress REST API.
Features
- List recent posts and public custom post types from the current WordPress website.
- List posts or custom post types from a remote WordPress website through its REST API.
- Display featured-image thumbnails, excerpts, and post dates.
- Display linked categories and tags.
- Filter local content by category or tag.
- Filter remote content by category ID or tag ID.
- Configure the remote REST collection for remote custom post types.
- Cache remote responses for a configurable period and fail safely when a remote source is unavailable.
- Add an optional link below the post list.
Installation
- First you will have to upload the plugin to the
/wp-content/plugins/folder. - Then activate the plugin in the plugin panel.
- Go to ‘Appearance’ > ‘Widgets’ and drag the Recent Posts Widget Plus to the required position in the sidebar.
- Type a title for the widget (you can leave this blank)
- Type the number of recent posts to show in the widget
- Specify the excerpt length by number of characters
- Choose a specific category or select
None (all categories)to show all categories - Choose the post tags you would like to use to filter the list (optional)
- Click save.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference with the default Recent Post widget
All WordPress installs come with a default widget for showing recent posts. The advantage of using the Recent Posts Widget Plus plugin, is that you cannot only show the post titles but also an excerpt from the post and define how many characters of the excerpt are displayed. This plugin also allows you to display recent posts from a custom post type.
Changelog
0.7.0
- Added support for listing posts and custom post types from remote WordPress websites through the REST API.
- Added a local or remote content-source selector.
- Added configurable remote category, tag, REST collection, and cache settings.
- Tested with WordPress 7.1.
- Updated the WordPress.org short and full descriptions.
- Confirmed the Parorrey donation link.
0.6.7
- Added the project donation link.
- Bumped the maintenance release version.
0.6.6
- Tested and confirmed compatible with WordPress 7.0
- Added Requires PHP header (7.4 minimum); compatible with PHP 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3
- Bumped stable tag to 0.6.6
0.6.5
- Fixed bugs for html and displaying date, categories and tags from admin panel
0.6.3
- Fixed bugs for html and number of posts
- Added displaying post date option for posts
- Added displaying post categories option for posts
- Added displaying post tags option for posts
0.5.0
- Updated for WordPress 6.8
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FAQ
Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 30, 2026
Is Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails free?
Yes. Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails safe to use in 2026?
Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. Is rated 5/5 and was last updated 3 weeks ago, and scores 71/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails?
Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails is active on <10 WordPress websites and has been downloaded 1,593 times since it launched in October 2024. It was downloaded 117 times in the last 30 days.
Does Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails work with WordPress 7.1?
Yes. The developer has tested Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails up to WordPress 7.1.2, the latest release. It requires WordPress 6.0 or newer.
What PHP version does Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails need?
Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails requires PHP 7.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails last updated?
The latest version, 0.7.0, was released on September 7, 2026 (3 weeks ago).
Who makes Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails?
Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails is developed and maintained by Ali Qureshi.
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